#📖Libby’s Shipping Guidebook📖

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Introduce Your Self-Ship!

This here’s a form of sorts to introduce (or update) your various self-ships! Feel free to reblog this and answer the following questions in the reblog text; no need to wait for followers to ask about them (though you can if you want)! This form can apply to Romantic F/Os, Platonic F/Os, and Familial F/Os! If there’s multiple F/Os you wanna talk about, then answer the questions for multiple F/Os or just reblog this multiple times; whatever you wanna do I suppose! If that’s too long tho, you’re free to just make a separate post and just leave a link to this one! Also, you don’t have to answer every question if you don’t want to! Have fun y’all, and remember, your self-ships are canon!

* Tell us about the S/I and F/O(s) you’re discussing! Name, source, job (if it applies), personality, or other information you think is necessary!

* How did your S/I and F/O(s) first meet? Did they know of each others’ existence beforehand?

* How did they behave in the beginning of their relationship? What did they think of each other? What do they think of each other now, & how do they currently behave?

* Were there any huge turning points that changed how your S/I or F/O(s) saw each other, or was it gradual? Describe it to us!

* Tell us about a defining moment in their self-ship lore (for example - the most impactful moment, a moment your S/I and F/O reminisce over all the time, a moment that fans of the self-ship would see as the “ship’s iconic scene”, etc.)!

* If discussing a Romantic F/O, who confessed their feelings first and where/when? Did it go smoothly?

* Do your S/I and F/O(s) have any nicknames for each other? What are they?

* How did their first time hanging out/going on a date go? What did they do?

* Has your S/I had any slumber parties (or in general late nights out) with your F/O(s)? How did those go?

* Do your S/I and F/O(s) live together? If so, where?

* What love languages do your S/I & F/O(s) have?

* Did your S/I or F/Os make any friends from each others’ friend groups (like, does your S/I have any friends they met through F/O, or vice versa)?

* What does your S/I’s family think about your F/O(s), or what does your F/O(s)’s family think about your S/I?

* Is there symbolism/an asethetic that you associate with your self-ship?

* Are there any tropes that apply to your self-ship?

* Free Space! Just gush about whatever part of the self-ship you’d like!

[libertys-lovers]

A Basic Guide to 🕶️💥Dramatics💥🕶️

Good evening everyone; the time has come for me to begin spamming my own format~ I used the almighty randomizer wheel to decide which ship I’d discuss first, and what’dya know, it picked the goober that the account’s currently themed after! So welcome to a breakdown of Freedom x Karamatsu, otherwise known as Dramatics.

* Introductions: Karamatsu Matsuno is the second-eldest brother of the Matsuno Sextuplets, therefore being a main character of Mr. Osomatsu. With his signature blue jackets (or his even-more signature biker-aesthetic ‘fits), Karamatsu’s known for being a try-hard when it comes to being cool. He thrives off of replicating romantic tropes and using a mysterious/solitary persona... all of which fail. The question of “what’s his job?” does not apply to this man for he does not have one. Meanwhile, Freedom is a comic creator defined by her "sleep-deprived artist” tropes. Though she’s often the common sense of the brothers, she’s also one to happily fuel their chaos whenever she can. She’s the type to go on random hobby-centric or “deep” tangents that nobody else can understand, as well as tangents about American food... for no known reason. Oh, and she’s also an interdimensional traveler- They two have incredibly passionate and eccentric personalities and often build off each others’ praise.

* Meeting: The two first met at the Fishing Holes, an iconic location from Mr. Osomatsu. Karamatsu’s youngest brother, Todomatsu, bet that Karamatsu wouldn’t be able to talk to a girl. Karamatsu, figuring the lone artist across the way would be easy to approach, decided to approach her for the bet. Though Karamatsu tried to make suave conversation with this artist (AKA: Freedom), she was so invested in her sketching that she barely noticed him. Once she DID notice him, she was so startled that she accidentally knocked her notebook into the water, which Karamatsu dramatically dove in to retrieve said book. This SOMEHOW lead to a successful conversation, ending with Karamatsu requesting she draw him. Kara didn’t know she existed before then, but Freedom knew he existed before then.

* Behaviors: The beginning of their friendship had Karamatsu being nervous because he was buddies with a new girl, while still trying to be smooth and cool. Freedom was relatively shy, often not initiating conversation until he did, but she still laughed at his antics (in an affectioate tone) and tried to compliment him back. They often went out of their way to avoid alerting each other of their troubles, both not wanting to be a nuissance. Fast forward to today, when these clowns are CONSTANTLY bouncing off their “r/imfourteenandthisisdeep” personas, making dramatic gestures and statements all the time- They do plenty of performative romantic actions, but underneath is a couple that genuinely cares about each other. When they’re facing anguish, the first people they go to are each other, and the other won’t stop until it’s resolved. Though the two are still easily flustered by physical affection (Karamatsu being MUCH easier to fluster), they’re definitely more comfortable with each other physically than before. Freedom loves crawling onto him just to cuddle when they’re laying down, and he just loves hugging her... like all the time-

* Development of Feelings: While Karamatsu’s development of “shallow lusting because he knew a chick” into “feeling genuine love” was gradual, there was a distinct moment when he realized it happened. See, when they weren’t as close, Karamatsu would always pull flirtatious nonsense without shame. However, as he grew closer to her, he started feeling more shy about doing them. Once he realized this happened, he KNEW he’d fallen into the pit known as love. As for Freedom, she entered the dimension having idealized feelings towards him. Those feelings relaxed into friendship though... until they resurfaced as actual romantic interest- There wasn’t a specific moment that reignited them, rather it was just the fact she kept seeing his dramatically cute and dorky self.

* Iconic Moments: The entirety of The Karamatsu Incident; since she was there, it played out just a bit differently >:3. For context, in the episode, Karamatsu got held hostage in the middle of the mfing ocean by Chibita (his buddy) to pay off his oden-stand debt. None of Kara’s family came, so Chibita felt bad, and they planned to prove his family cared about him... by threatening to burn Kara at the stake in front of them- Now in Dramatics canon (because rewriting actual canon is based), Freedom realized he was out at sea (albeit super late) and rushed over there to pay off his debt. She’d try to prevent the whole “burning at the stake” bit, but ultimately fail. So rather than Karamatsu being left on the street by Chibita (like in canon), Freedom would offer to take him to her place so he could have a moment of peace. Needless to say, he took the offer. The next few days consisted of Freedom helping him with injuries and Karamatsu enjoying himself on the beachside.

* Confession: Okay, so technically Karamatsu’s been confessing his interest in Freedom ever since they met, but nobody took that seriously so- The first proper confession actually came from Freedom (his flirting made her... VERY confident he’d say yes lmao). She confessed on Valentine’s Day, catching up to him while he was on the hunt for chocolate. She stumbled over her words a bit, but her dramatic flair pulled her through. It was overall a wonderful moment full of dramatic tears and phrases, ESPECIALLY for Karamatsu (as he never actually expected he’d get a partner). It was also a very lucky moment since the other brothers weren’t there to see (for they would’ve freaked out if they did / neg & lh).

* Nicknames: Karamatsu LOVES nicknames; he usually calls Freedom “honey”, “my dear”, “princess”, and of COURSE “My Karamatsu Girl”. Freedom (which at this point is just another name for “me”) is ALSO a sucker for nicknames. She usually calls Karamatsu “sunshine”, “baby” “my knight in (shining) cornflower blue armor”, and even “My Freedom Boy” (to compliment his “Karamatsu Girl” nickname).

* First Date: Their first date was simply a walk throughout the Matsuno’s area of Japan; the idea was to just explore and try out whatever they found interesting! Freedom enjoyed this because she wanted to spoil her little scrimblo and see parts of the dimension she hadn’t yet, and Karamatsu enjoyed this because he wanted to show her off and spoil her as well! They ended up trying out a cute lil cafe, checked out a pet-shop, and browsed a fashion store; they encouraged each other to try on different outfits as they took photos! Karamatsu’s brothers kept a close eye on them, and there were even a few attempts to sabotage the date, but comedic timing sabotaged the attempted sabotages :3. Freedom was a little embarrassed (/lh) whenever Karamatsu would show her off, and the two were aware that his brothers were near, but it was ultimately a pleasant time!

* Late Nights: Most of their late nights together are when Freedom joins the brothers at Chibita’s oden stand; she’s usually the sober friend and LOVES seeing the comical chaos break out around her. She’s also sometimes hung-out late at the Matsuno household. There’s been a time or two when she’s spent the night over there as well, though she always stole their upstairs couch for that. In terms of nights when it’s only Karamatsu and Freedom together, those mainly consisted of them taking nighttime walks around the neighborhood.

* Living Spaces: They don’t live together permanently, BUT they spend a hell of a lotta time at each others’ places. Freedom’s more likely to visit Kara, at least when it’s contained in his dimension; she often goes to hang at the Matsuno house for writing inspiration or just to chill, but sometimes Kara will visit her beachhouse too! Outside of Kara’s dimension though, Karamatsu visits Freedom’s pocket dimension literally ALL OF THE TIME. He’s one of the most consistent vistors there.

* Love Languages: Karamatsu provides Words of Affirmation and Acts of Service, but he C R A V E S Physical Touch and Words of Affirmation, like EXTREMELY so lmao. Freedom provides Words of Affirmation, Gift Giving, and Physical Touch, but she craves Words of Affirmation and Quality Time the most.

* Friendships: Freedom’s made friends with Kara’s friends; Chibita’s one of her best buddies from this dimension, in fact! Freedom doesn’t have friends in this dimension that Kara didn’t know beforehand, but he has become close with her lovers and buddies from different dimensions (mainly Hawks from MHA).

* Family: Freedom’s interdimensional parent-figures like him! They worry a bit that he’s mooching off her (ya know, since he has no job), but he’s very sweet towards her AND them, so they trust him with her life. Her interdimensional kids usually find him super fun and reliable, albeit a bit cringy at times. Karamatsu’s family generally likes her; Osomatsu’s read some of her comics and finds her decent enough (though she’s too stuck-up for him), Choromatsu practically idolizes her for working in the comics industry, Ichimatsu thinks she’s too energetic but has her chill moments, and Jyushimatsu LOVES infodumping with her. Todomatsu and her are the closest; they have this incredibly close bond built from being the youngest/smallest out of their respective groups. Not to mention Karamatsu’s parents; O H how the Matsuno parents adore her, especially their mom! Freedom and Matsuyo always go on girls-days-out kinda adventures, and Matsuzo just thinks she’s a good influence.

* Symbolism or Aesthetics: Roses are a staple image of their relationship, for no other reason than it being Karamatsu’s default flower (with it being Freedom’s favorite to sniff). I also associate beach imagery with them a lot, but no particular aesthetics. The passage of time is a common motif/theme(?) I associate with them.

* Tropes: All Girls Want Bad Boys (except he’s only role-playing as a bad boy), Birds of a Feather, Cheesy Playboy x Straightwoman (he’s only a playboy in energy and aspiration-), Chocolate of Romance, Covered in Kisses, Devoted to You, Divine Date (Right? Because of Freedom’s dimensional nonsense?), Extrovert x Introvert, Everyone Can See It, Foot Popping, Malewife x Girlboss, Sickeningly Sweethearts.

* Free Space: Freedom’s able to bridal carry him whenever she wants; this isn’t even because of her powers making her stronger, it’s just that Karamatsu’s light. Their theme song is Buy You a Rose from AJR. Freedom also wears a matching version to... t h a t outfit of his. You know the one; the leather jacket w/ the tanktop that has his face on it? Yeah... she wears that... and wears it proud- They are also Bicons. Their ship name, 🕶️💥Dramatics💥🕶️, purely comes from the fact that they’re both dramatic af; that’s really it. The sunglasses reference Karamatsu’s sunglasses, and the explosion references action bubbles in comic books (ya know, for Freedom!).

[libertys-lovers]

A Basic Guide to  🌌🎧Artificial Nature🎧🌌

Hello hello! The sudden urge for me to do another one of these forms has arisen in me, but I realized that this thing’s been in my drafts for probably a month! A bit ironic that this stayed hidden away for so long, considering one half of the pairing we’re talking about today- Yes indeed, this is a breakdown of Dororo x Miss Machina, otherwise known as Artificial Nature.

* Introductions: Dororo is the Lance Corporal of the A.R.M.P.I.T. Platoon, therefore being one of the alien invaders (and supporting/sometimes main characters) of Sgt. Frog. Though he arrived to Earth as a bloodthirsty assassin, a series of unfortunate events (being separated from the platoon & getting caught in a bear-trap) lead to him being rescued by a human girl, and thus his redemption arc began. Nowadays he’s a ninja who’s vowed to protect the Earth and bring humanity to peace. He’s a poetic and mature figure, but is also a man of sensitive emotions and plenty of grudges to hold. Meanwhile, Miss Machina is an interdimensional explorer, living on Earth as a weapons/gadgets dealer to aliens living on the planet. Her payment doesn’t come from cash (well, usually), but rather from having her customers tell stories of their planets and culture. However, she has devices to judge her customers’ vibes, and if they don’t pass the vibe check she just makes them explode (in a comedic fashion, not in an actually-consequential fashion). Though she’s chaotic and funloving, she also has a deeper side to her, finding great value in progressing technology and the world around her.

* Meeting: They’ve technically first met while Dororo was investigating her. See, Dororo and Koyuki (the girl that originally saved him) act as vigilantes, sabotaging aliens that pose a threat to mankind. So of course, when word spreads of a weapons-dealer for aliens, the two would be concerned about the business being ran. They spied on her for a while, observing her work; right as they were about to ambush her for selling weapons to an alien with ill intent, they watched as Machina realized the alien’s attempt and nerfed them herself. They understood her intentions afterwards, and left things be. They didn’t really interact, though Machines caught glimpses of the two sneaking around a few times. However, they’d meet again when Koyuki was caught breaking into the Hinata house (which is the A.R.M.P.I.T. Platoon’s base). Dororo came to save Koyuki from the Platoon, and by this point Miss Machina was already an honorary guest of said Platoon, so they came into contact again, though it didn’t click that they’ve seen each other before at first. The more Dororo interacted with his Platoon though, the more Dororo and Miss Machina would properly interact. So they’ve heard about each other before meeting each other, though Machina knew much more about him due to dimensional nonsense.

* Behaviors: Their friendship started after the two finally talked properly about their ideals; the both of them just wanted to protect and learn about the sapient life around them, and they could respect that. Their friendship was smooth for the most part; they often had deep conversations and tried to show each other their personal favorite parts of Earth (Dororo would try to show Machina nature, and Machina would try to show Dororo pop culture and neat lil tech). Though Machina was shy at first, Dororo was incredibly patient with her and never forced her to do anything drastic, thus letting her come out of her shell pretty quickly. Dororo often questioned Machina’s intentions for being with the A.R.M.P.I.T. Platoon, and though he was confused by her answer of “they’re funny to watch”, he’d eventually just go with it. Dororo often kept his personal life a mystery, very obviously hinting at a dramatic past but never going into it, though Machina trusted him enough to come to him for basic advice. Cut to their modern day romance: on a lot of accounts, their behaviors didn’t change too much. I suppose the main difference is that Dororo is more comfortable with being close to her, both emotionally and physically. He felt comfortable enough to let her help during his trauma switches, and he also just enjoys hitching rides on her shoulder. She’s incredibly cheesy when expressing her love, and though Dororo is usually calm and stoic, her praise or cute nicknames just make him crumble. Though, physical affection doesn’t set him off a s much (chances are you could still see hints of blush though).

* Development of Feelings: Dororo realized his feelings due to a specific scene that lives in his head rent free. Dororo and Miss Machina were chatting through the woods, on a windy spring day. Dororo was looking up at her as she went off her lil’ tangent, as the wind and leaves flew by her dramatically. Needless to say, this awoke something in him. Meanwhile, Machina entered the dimension having a form of idealization towards him, but those feelings faded away after meeting him (not due to anything he did, it was just since she finally met him. think of becoming friends with a celebrity; your excitement of that would fade into casual appreciation of y’all’s relationship). But of course, romantic feelings would spawn; the feeling was technically gradual, but everytime she saw him being a malewife (cooking or being a good dad) her feelings REALLY hit her in the face.

* Iconic Moments: An iconic moment of theirs’ would probably just be their technical first meeting, when Dororo and Koyuki were investigating Machina’s operations. Even if they didn’t interact, it was still an intense-yet-funny lil sequence of events. There’s also The Silence of the Plans, the episode in which the Platoon planted genetically-engineered flowers all over Japan (so they could get Dororo back in their ranks). When the flowers first bloomed, Machina would’ve plucked one to give to Dororo (and neutralized it of course, since the flowers were actually modified to raise Hell on Pekopon). It was just a simple moment of her tucking it into his shroud in a slight-joking manner, but that whole sequence would’ve summed them up to a T.

* Confessions: It would’ve been Dororo to confess, absolutely. He randomly just sent a letter over to the platoon (which means supernaturally impaling Keroro’s face with a letter-shuriken) asking for Machina’s presence on top of that one radio tower. He gave this long, poetic speech about their relationship and how his feelings for her blossomed and such. Of course, Machina accepted the confession and gave one back... which he was not expecting- The time evolved into long, deep conversations and trying to figure out how to cuddle with each other-

* Nicknames: Some of Machina’s (which, let’s be clear, is just another name for “me” at this point) nicknames for Dororo include “my sweet lil’ violet”, “sunshine”, and “dear”. Meanwhile, Dororo’s nicknames for her mainly just include “dear” or even “the missus” sometimes!

* First Date: Their first date was just Dororo inviting Miss Machina to his home for the day, introducing her to his routines and overall exploring nature! They ended up camping out in the forest when nighttime came around! It was actually super relaxing and cute!... until the rest of the Platoon quite literally crashed onto the scene. This lead to the two being lightheartedly teased and ultimately being asked to help with whatever went wrong on the group’s mission. The two ended up just sitting back and watching the Platoon face the consequences of their actions.

* Late Nights: Oddly enough, they don’t have that many late nights together. Most of their interactions take place during the daytime, though there have been a few times when Dororo’s caught Miss Machina chilling on the radio tower, or when Machina spends the night at their home simply to hang out.

* Living Spaces: They don’t officially live with each other, but they often spend time together when the Platoon is active. Dororo’s invited Miss Machina to his home a few times, but not too often. That’s just in his dimension though; Dororo sometimes visits Miss Machina’s pocket dimension as well! Visits in this pocket dimension aren’t as common as them just interacting in Dororo’s dimension.

* Love Languages: Dororo provides Words of Affirmation and Acts of Service, but he craves Words of Affirmation. Miss Machina provides Words of Affirmation, Gift Giving, and Physical Touch, but she craves Words of Affirmation and Quality Time the most.

* Friendships: They didn’t really introduce each other to any new friends in the Sgt. Frog dimension, seeing as they both met the Platoon and Pekoponians without knowing each other first. Dororo’s met all of Miss Machina’s interdimensional lovers and considers them great acquaintainces, but struggles to consider them full friends just yet.

* Family: Miss Machina hasn’t exactly met Dororo’s family yet, seeing as Dororo’s family lives on entirely different planets and/or with space pirates. Dororo’s met Machina’s interdimensional family, however! Machina’s kids generally think he’s super cool and trust him with their lives... though they do think he can be preachy. Most of Machina’s parental figures thought Dororo was... Machina’s strangest lover for sure... but he ended up being one of the goobers that they respected the most! 

* Symbolism or Aesthetics: Oh PLEASE, their entire dynamic relies on the Traditional vs Futuristic/Nature vs Technology aesthetics. Cyberpunk visuals are something I associate with the both of them as well. There’s not any specific symbolism, but I’ll always associate Dororo’s flower with the duo.

* Tropes: Accidental Hug, Almost Kiss, Battle Couple, Brooding Boy + Gentle Girl, Divine Date, Everyone Can See It, Held Gaze, Introvert x Slightly-More-Outgoing Introvert, Interspecies (Alien x Human), Leaving You to Find Myself (except it happened before they dated), MaleWifeBoss x GirlWifeBoss, Opposites Attract

* Free Space: Dororo often hitches a ride on Miss Machina’s shoulder, sometimes to get a better view and sometimes just because he feels like it! They don’t have a theme-song yet, but I’m considering The Moon Song or On Melancholy Hill!  Their ship name, 🌌🎧Artificial Nature🎧🌌, is just a reference to their clashing aesthetics. The galaxy swirl is there because Dororo’s an alien, and the headphones are there to reference Machina’s retro-futuristic vibes (if that at all makes sense)... though it’s also there because a previous design of Machina’s had headphones in her human form. She’s one of the only characters that doesn’t forget Dororo, though her association with him seems to be making Platoon members sometimes forget about her too (not nearly as often as they forget about Dororo, but it still happens and it is pointed out lmao).